Amazon.com review summary for Sharp Viewcam VL-WD255U

alaTest has collected and analyzed 447 user reviews of Sharp Viewcam VL-WD255U from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 2.8/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.9/5 for other Camcorders on Amazon.com. People really like the zoom and portability. The usability and price also get good feedback. Many are critical about the connectivity and reliability, and there are some mixed opinions about the durability.

Not worth it, even for the great price!

I bought at the end of 2001, and I have been getting these "eject the cassette" messages! I just didn't know how common this was until I started looking for a replacement camcorder just today on Amazon.com, and happened to see mine (this one) and...

great price for great features, would give 5 stars except for the cons

disappointed

Decent Video, Still Camera is Quite Poor

I got this camcorder because, until now, I had never had a loser product made by Sharp and they had a promised $100 rebate (I received it; thank you very much, Sharp, but it won't change the review...)

Great for the Price

We are expecting our first child in March and I wanted a DV camcorder so I could make VCD's for peoples CD-roms and DVD players. I basically looked for the cheapest yet still made by a reputable company. I got this one for $450 with no tax or...

Cheap! Full of Features. Great starter DV camcorder. 26x zoom really works great.

It's Cheap for A Reason!

Let me first start by saying that I really wanted to like this camcorder. On paper, it looked awesome! Here was a digital camcorder with Canon lens, 26x optical zoom, USB/IEEE ports, a color viewfinder AND 2.5" LCD screen, built-in digital...

It's the lowest priced digital camcorder out there ; 26x optical zoom

Terrible picture quality ; Awkward to Use ; Broke after only 1 day of use

Great value for so many features!

I have to say the best thing by far about this camcorder is the low price - I ended up getting it for $349 after a $100 mail in rebate from Amazon.com, plus I got free shipping and a free Vivitar camera bag, tripod, and lens cleaning kit. I would say...